# N23159: 1996 Rodgers Bob D CHALLENGER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rodgers Bob D CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/rodgers-bob-d-challenger) (registry code 05902UM, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582ULDCDI-99](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99) (registry code 55560)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 2007
- Certificate issued: September 9, 2025
- Expires: September 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A20F60
- Registered owner: [Hughes Rodney F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20RODNEY%20F)
- Location: [Cazenovia, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Cazenovia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9408° N, 75.8301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13035, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23159

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rodgers Bob D CHALLENGER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582ULDCDI-99)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N23159.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N23159.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N23159

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N23159 before.

- [Cancelled 2005-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23159-2005-03-30): Raytheon 1900D, S/N UE337, built 1998. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Raytheon Aircraft Credit Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAYTHEON%20AIRCRAFT%20CREDIT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1974-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23159-1974-07-18): Piper J3L-65, S/N 2944, built 1939. Owner: [Sherrilaire Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERRILAIRE%20INC), [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23159-undated): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 348533029. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Rodgers Bob D CHALLENGER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rodgers-bob-d-challenger/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99.md

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